DVD/CD AutoRun Software Reviews and Downloads

CDMenuPro

CDMenuPro is a utility to create custom CD menus that will automatically launch when the CD is inserted. It includes 6 templates (additional templates can be purchased on CD) that can be customized to your needs, or you can create your own design from scratch, using background images, colors, buttons and more. The program includes a button editor to create your own button designs with optional rollover and sound effects. You can design your menu by using a WYSIWYG interface that allows you to drag and drop elements into place, insert buttons, text, AVI clips, images and more, and link them to your documents, programs, or other menu pages. CDMenuPro includes a text and image viewer that can be embedded.

AutoView

AutoView is autorun software for use on CDs/ CDRs. Upon starting of the CD, AutoView simply opens a document in the users viewer. If no recognized viewer is found for that document then the software offers the User a choice of viewers installable from the CD (which you create). AutoView is easy to use and setup. It offers a simple interface for you to set the parameters. The program does not show itself when the user runs the CD, except for the case that it needs to install a viewer. AutoView is a good, inexpensive choice for web based CDs, Powerpoint viewers and more since it starts displaying the content right away without prompting the user for any input.

CD FrontEnd

CD Front End allows you to create auto-start CD presentations. You can use it to distribute catalogs, brochures, software collection or anything else. When the user inserts the CD, he will be presented with a web-like interface, that you can design from within the program, using visual design tools. The program provides several templates to get you started and will create the auto-run files and everything for you, ready to be burned on the CD (burning software not included).

Autoplay Repair

Autoplay Repair enables you to add, modify or remove items from the autoplay list - the dialog that opens when you insert a CD or DVD. It can be used to remove obsolete entries, or to simply remove entries that are not used and make the options easier to access. The program comes with a registry backup feature that allows you to create a backup of your current configuration, and restore it later if the needed.

AutoRun Wizard

This program allows you to configure tasks that occur automatically when a CD or DVD is inserted into the drive. You can auto-run any file such as HTML, PDF and SWF. You can also launch to a Web site or automatically use Explorer to browse the root of the drive.

CDMenu

This program allows you to create CD auto-start menus. Using CDMenu you can create your own individual menu interface without any programming knowledge. All registered file types and programs can be linked using the buttons. It launches corresponding programs to match all registered document types. It provides background images and bitmap buttons for design control.

AutoRun Pro

Create and edit a professional autorun interface and generate autorun files for CDs and DVDs in a WYSIWYG environment. Display an interface for users to open or execute files, print documents, send e-mail, visit Web sites, browse CDs or play music when your CD is inserted. It supports bitmap, icon, JPEG, EMF, WMF image files, bitmap buttons and labels. Display still or animated GIF, AVI, HTML and RTF files. Main Page, Splash Screen, Screen Background, Agreement Form, Security Form, Exit Form and unlimited Sub Pages. Page Shadow, Page FadeIn and FadeOut, and many effects.

Visual Autorun

Digitope Visual Autorun is an easy to use wizard-style program to create CD interfaces.It offers advanced features all in an easy-to-use streamlined interface with an step-by-step approach that can create a excellent looging Autorun menus in just a few minutes. All the file needed for the CD menu are saved in a folder of your choice, ready to be copied to the CD. You can choose from several styles, add your own buttons, launch programs, files and more. Very easy to use.

Multimedia Builder

Now you can develop autorun menus, multimedia apps, or front-ends for your CD`s without having to spend months learning complex programming languages. If you are already distributing software on CD-ROM or DVD, creating your own CD-Audio or making your MP3 CD you will love this easy-to-use, intuitive software. With MMB you can create - Autorun CD browsers (menus) for corporate CD-ROM`s. - Tutorials - Cue Cards - Kiosks - CD Audio and Mixed-mode CD Audio Players - MP3 Players - Front-end for your corporate or personal CD`s - File launchers and toolbar - Computer based training 1. WYSIWYG design 2. Object Oriented environment 3. Easy interface 4. Click-to-create objects and actions 5. Support of all popular graphic formats 6. Compatible with Macromedia Fireworks using the same PNG format 7. Multiple Undo/Redo 8. Grouping and Ungrouping objects, nested grouping 9. Alignment tools 10. Blending graphics with background 11. Alpha Transparency Masks for blending 12. MP3 format with feedback 13. 24-bit color 14. Create Stand-alone exe applications 15. Optimized performance 16. Real Glow and Drop Shadow 17. Effects: Sharpen, Blur, Flip 18. Special effects: Fire, Cutout, Bevel 19. More than 40 bitmap effects and filters 20. Background Bitmap Tiling 21. Background sound can play across page boundaries, looping 22. Objects are in layers 23. Define your own graphic buttons, save, load to/from library 24. Window doesn't have to be rectangular - support for custom shapes 25. You can paste graphics directly from your graphic editor into the MMB program without saving 26. Video can be played at any speed 27. Fade out effect 28. Wizard for objects and actions 29. Support for CD audio and Mixed-mode CD's 30. Stand-alone linker 31. Script language for more power, variables, string variables, timers 32. Animated Gif 33. Embedded Waves 34. Midi 35. Bargain price

AutoPlay Magic

This program helps you give your CDs a professional look and feel. Open any file you like, display a splash screen with sound, set the CD icon and label, specifiy a license agreement, copy all your files to your project folder, and test your creations without burning to CD. The program's wizard interface guides you through the entire process, giving you helpful tips along the way.

Windows XP PowerPacker

Windows XP PowerPacker was made with the BTS DriverPacks in mind. Basically it does just about everything you need to do to add a windows XP load to your MultiBoot Disk. Windows XP PowerPacker will gather the needed files from your source XP CD and put them into a folder you specify. It will grab the DriverPack Files and install them. It will create a boot directory for your load and even hex edit the files that need to be HEXED to allow you to boot to it. It will put the needed info into the boot list so you can select your XP load. It makes testing the DriverPacks very easy!

AutorunMagick Studio

AutorunMagick Studio enables you to create professional autorun applications for CD or DVD distribution. It supports interactive multi-page menus that can be created from templates, and do not require any programming skills due to the WYSIWYG design interface. You can launch applications, open documents, play music files and much more by simply assigning actions to pre-defined buttons. The designs can be completely customized with color, font and images or company logos, and you can add new elements, shapes or buttons using drag and drop. The results can be previewed and exported as complete autorun application, that will pop up when you insert the CD into the CDROM drive.

AutoRun Creator

This program offers a way to build autorun programs. You can build your own CD/DVD autorun programs within few minutes.

APO USB Autorun

APO USB Autorun enables you to add autorun functionality to your USB drive. It automatically searches for the standard autorun.inf (as used with CDs) and executes it. This simple, but very handy functionality allows you to create an autorun menus in the same way you would for a CD and use it with your USB drive, or launch playlists, html pages and any other type of file as soon as the USB drive is inserted. In addition to the autorun functionality, the program also allows you to quickly access the files on the USB drive(s) from the tray icon menu.

AutoRun Typhoon

The bottom line is that you need the best possible tool, which produces the best possible results as the best possible price. AutoRun Typhoon delivers on all accounts. Not only do you have the most powerful presentation tool on the market, but AutoRun Typhoon's drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to produce amazing presentations in no time at all. There is simply no easier way to enhance your CD/DVDs. The sky is the limit when creating your custom Menus. Only AutoRun Typhoon allows you to place Web Pages, Videos, SlideShows, and Flash Animations on your Menus, along with images, text, and buttons to create truly dynamic presentations. Designing your Menus is easy with our drag-and-drop WYSIWYG Menu editor - no programming required! Most CD Menu software is just that, menus only. With AutoRun Typhoon Menus are just 1 of 11 powerful Viewers you can use. Create slideshows with your own images and music, create MP3 music CDs that play with your own customized media player, install your software on your customer's computer, create your own shareware CD's protected with security and expiration dates, and much, much more. The possibilities are endless!

Autorun Maestro

This software is a configurable CD autorun menu software with a fully graphical interface including tooltips and wizards. The menu's appearance and shape can be user-configured quickly with independently placed buttons, various screen positions, the ability to show the current time or date, skinnability and transparency, settable tab order and keyboard shortcuts, command searching, button animation and auto-detection if installation is required to view a CD document. Your autorun/autoplay menu can be optionally 3D skinned with StyleSkin.

Autorun Action Flash

Autorun Action Flash is a utility to create CD start menus that can launch an application, a document, a web site or open Windows Explorer. It requires the entry of only a few variables, in particular one for the link (to the file, program, folder or net site you wish to open), and one for the length of time to show the flash screen. Optionally you can also enter commandline arguments if a utility is executed. The flash screen is a bitmap which can be any size or dimension, created by the user. Additional images can (optionally) be added to incorporate animation of any frame count which can also be (optionally) cycled indefinitely as long as the flash screen is up.

Discstarter HTML-Autorun

Discstarter enables you to run autostart CD presentations or menus (HTML based) in a custom, borderless browser window. You can design your launch page in any HTML editor and use it as the start page for your CD and link to other pages or files (zip, exe etc.) on the CD. The size of the window can be customized and you can specify the system-requirements for your HTML-front-end (e.g. JavaScript, Flash etc.). If the target machine does not support these requirements, Discstarter can automatically launch an alternate page of your design, or display your front-end in the users standard-browser. The program provides an interface to configure the autorun.inf as well as the custom browser window, however it does no supply any templates or menu designs, nor does it assist in the actual creation of the presentation. The quality and appearance of the resulting autorun presentation depends solely on your HTML web design skills. If you cannot design a web page, the program will not work for you.

AutoRun Architect

This allows you to create auto-runs for your CD and DVDs. You can create auto-runs that run in the background or graphical auto-runs that are designed like any Web page. You can manage multiple auto-run projects from within the program, and each can launch one or more files.

1st AutoRun Express

Make CDs that automatically open documents or display a

Conference-CD

Conference-CD allows you to create CD menus that automatically list and organize the files included on the CD, using an alphabetical index that allows to navigate all files and folders on the CD. In addition, it can convert PowerPoint files into HTML presentations (requires MS Powerpoint), and includes a Java search engine, allowing the viewer to search the content of the CD. Conference-CD creates the necessary output files to burn the CD, but does not include burning software.

Easy HTML Autorun Builder

This software is an program pack for creating HTML-based CD/DVD autorun menu which provides quick access to existing files and documents. The created menu will automatically run every time you put your CD/DVD into CD/DVD-ROM. From this menu you can open documents in their default programs and run installations and applications. The program gives you the ability to preview your menu before burning the CD to make sure there are no mistakes in your project.

CD Autorun Creator

CD Autorun Creator enables you to create autorun programs for your CD or DVD ROMs. The interface allows you to set command buttons that launch files or programs on the CD, use splash and exit screens, set effects and more. The program includes several templates, which can be customized with custom colors, backgrounds and your logo. CD Autorun Creator will generate all the necessary files for you, and you can also preview the autorun screen without having to burn the CD first.

CIS Smart CD-Menu Creator

CIS Smart CD-Menu Creator provides an easy to use interface that allows you to design a simple CD menu dialog, that will automatically start when the CD is inserted. The dialog offers 4 customizable buttons that can launch a document or executable. You can further customize the interface with background images or color, and also add your own logo and custom CD icons. The program saves the complete set of files including autorun.inf, ready to be burned to CD.

ArtixMedia Menu Studio

ArtixMedia Menu Studio is a multimedia CD creation tool that lets you create CD menus and shells. You can add images and sounds to create multimedia programs and link to other pages, external files and internet links. The program can also be used to create slideshows and media presentations. It includes themes and objects that you can use in your designs and you can also import your own image files that can be used as buttons , backgrounds etc. Additional features include support for embedded video player, shapes and more.

DVD Labeler

DVD Labeler is a utility to generate DVD labels and inserts that contain chapter images, extracted from the actual DVD content. The program works as and integrated DVD scanning and image-capturing utility, that captures snapshots for each chapter of a DVD and then lets you create different DVD label types that display the chapter images. It s like a thumbnail gallery, printed directly on the label. The program is intended for personal home video collections that have been transferred to DVD, since home movies usually contain numerous scenes of various events, which means you`d have to watch the entire movie to locate your favorite scenes. DVD Labeler is based on a good idea, but unfortunately the software is poorly documented and lacks support for common print templates. You can also save the label as JPG, but image resolution is poor is of limited use.

VCD Menu Lite

VCD Menu Lite allows you to produce simple but attractive menus as front-ends for your VCD / SVCD movie and slideshow presentations. You can customize the menu colors and add chapter thumbnails by importing them from video frames (avi or mpeg files) or images. The result can be exported as JPG image, that can be imported to your VCD authoring software. VCD Menu Lite only lets you design the menu, it cannot create VCDs, nor produce MPEG output. Since the program outputs the menu as standard JPG image, it could also be used for any other purpose (image maps etc.).

Autorun CD Studio

Autorun CD Studio is a software that allows you to create HTML based

AutoPlay Menu Builder

Create an automatic playing menu to launch your CD-ROM with AutoPlay Menu Builder. Just click and drag your mouse a few times, and you can build a menu which will pop up when your CD-ROM is inserted into the drive. From the menu you can run applications, open documents and play movies.

DvdComposer

Create DVDs with flexible navigation, motion menus, and add multiple audio and subtitle tracks to your DVD. DvdComposer handles the complicated stuff for you behind its interface.

Simple CD/DVD Menu

This software is an auto-run menu for data CDs and DVDs, mostly useful for software storage and installation. It includes a full tutorial and walk-through. In addition to running any file type from your menu you can also add Web and e-mail links. All editing is done in a WYSIWYG environment. You can actually use it as a file menu system for any storage device, such as portable hard drives and USB flash memory drives.

SamLogic CD-Menu Creator

Create autoplay multimedia menu interfaces for CD and DVD. From these menus you can execute installation programs, launch applications, show documents, play movies, show graphics or explore the Internet. The menus can contain buttons, pictures, movies and sound.

Easy Autorun Creator

This software is a multimedia authoring system that allows you to create auto-run CD menus. You can create HTML and text pages.

Autorun MAX

This program allows you to create CD-ROM and DVD-ROM autorun menus, CD business cards and other interactive multimedia projects. It supports drag-and-drop and allows you to combine photos, music, video, text, PDF files, and PowerPoint presentations.

Virtuoso CD-AutoRun Creator

This autorun software creates CD-autorun programs automatically. You can create your splash screen, files Window from where you can execute your files or URLs to the Web sites, set different icons of your CD-DISK,

AutoRunner

This program operates as a WYSIWYG auto-run shell editor, so you can design auto-run menus visually. You simply drag an object over your auto-run window and edit the properties.

Traction CD Menu Creator

This program makes menu-driven compilation CDs. It supports drag-and-drop, techniques for adding and deleting tabs and files, and a quick tutorial to get you up and running. Simply open Explorer and drag the selected files to CD Menu Creator's list view area. The program automatically gets essential information like file names, versions, company names and full paths from executables.

Able AutoRUN

This program creates auto-run files for CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-RAM discs. You can create your own decorations, and add notes to the programs and documents. You can also add a user name and serial number. Able AutoRUN automatically creates the autorun.inf file and supports multiple languages.

AutoRun Expert

This program creates and edits professional autorun interfaces and generates autorun files for CD/DVDs in a WYSIWYG environment.

CDStartDummy

This program allows you to create auto-run CD ROMs using an HTML front end. You can display a self-sizing graphical splash screen, sound effect, custom CD icon, and execute any program ranging from HTML, PDF, DOC or Windows Explorer. It allows you to select the starting Web page, and will save the linked images and Web pages to a folder on your desktop. You can then preview the autoplay before burning CDs. Once satisfied, copy all the files within the folder to your CD-ROM for autoplay.

Quick Menu Builder

Use this to create custom, stand-alone executable menus. Your menu will work on all versions of Windows. Menu creation does not require programming knowledge, and the user interface allows you to progress logically through your menus' construction.

MakeCDROM

MakeCDROM is a full-featured visual authoring package for creating interactive multimedia menus for presentations that appear automatically when your CD-ROM gets inserted into a drive. This is a must for anyone distributing software or content on CD-ROM.

AutoPlay Menu Studio

This software is an advanced development tool for creating multimedia CD-Rom Auto Play/Auto Run systems. It was designed to fit the needs of network administrators and anyone else who uses CD-Rs, CD-ROMs and DVDs as distribution methods.